Whiners - Part 2

[dispatchguy]

You guys doin' NRS waypoints?

Cool - even UAL cant do NRS/HAR fixes - their ancient FP system cant handle them...

 

[homerjdispatch]

You guys doin' NRS waypoints?

Cool - even UAL cant do NRS/HAR fixes - their ancient FP system cant handle them...

Yep...and the calls he is refering to go something like this...
Dispatch: "good afternoon dispatch, this is Homer."

Captain: "hey Homer, I have this new flightplan, ICAO or something, and its not right."

Dispatcher: " Everything looks good on our end, what seems to be the problem?

C: " The routing is screwed up. You have us on a fix that doesnt even exsist!"

D: "Oh, what fix is that?"

C: "I dont know, but you have us going to it like 3 or 4 times!!! Are you new at this job?"

D" Ummmm, what are you looking at, sir. I am not following you."

C: "Its right there!!! 'DCT' That VOR will not show up when I imput it in the FMS. And you have us filed YVR DCT SEA DCT PDX. Why do we go back to it twice like that?"

D: "Oh, I see it. That is Direct. As in yvr DIRECT sea DIRECT pdx."

C: "..................................."

D: " Captain, are you still there?"

C: "Oh yeah, uh got it. BYE!"

D: " No problem, and YOU ARE WELCOME"

C: CLICK



Have it on the recorded line. It is so funny to hear!

 

[propsarebest]

That's exactly what I am talking about...

 

[dispatchguy]

Most regional dispatchers already play crew babysitter, so it'll be nothing new

 

[WalterSobchak]

You guys doin' NRS waypoints?

Cool - even UAL cant do NRS/HAR fixes - their ancient FP system cant handle them...

Yep...and, from what I hear, apparently they're pissing off ATC a little bit. They're pretty spiffy, allow for more direct routings, and tend to confuse the hell out of pilots.